In 2023, the United States saw some 29.5 inches of precipitation. The main forms of precipitation include hail, drizzle, rain, sleet and snow. Since the turn of the century, 2012 was the driest year on record with an annual precipitation of 27.53 inches.
Annual volume of precipitation in the United States from 1900 to 2023
(in inches)
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. (February 21, 2024). Annual volume of precipitation in the United States from 1900 to 2023 (in inches) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/504400/volume-of-precipitation-in-the-us/
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. "Annual volume of precipitation in the United States from 1900 to 2023 (in inches)." Chart. February 21, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/504400/volume-of-precipitation-in-the-us/
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. (2024). Annual volume of precipitation in the United States from 1900 to 2023 (in inches). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/504400/volume-of-precipitation-in-the-us/
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. "Annual Volume of Precipitation in The United States from 1900 to 2023 (in Inches)." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Feb 2024, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/504400/volume-of-precipitation-in-the-us/
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Annual volume of precipitation in the United States from 1900 to 2023 (in inches) Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/504400/volume-of-precipitation-in-the-us/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
Annual volume of precipitation in the United States from 1900 to 2023 (in inches) [Graph], National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, February 21, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/504400/volume-of-precipitation-in-the-us/
